Sprinkler device for chimneys.



F. KRAMER. SPRINKLER DEVICE FOR CHIMNEYS;

MPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1915.

1 9 1 1|. 9 1L Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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To all ivhom it may concern 1 6 Be it known that I, FRANK KRAMER, aatizen of the United States of America, and,

resident of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in' Sprinkler Devices forChimneys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an apparatus which is intended forinstallations in houses for protection against fire adj acent' thechininey. I This device isintended for installationeitherat the timeotbuildingthe house or at any later period desired.

'Iheobject of thezdevicc is to provideen it a parrtus which will permitthe appllcatlon o waier to the wood work of a house ad Pe son jaoent thechimney without necessity for access thereto. h w mra s cs- I 1..h

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Figure '1 is a verticalsection through a typical house constructionshowing a chime my and my deviceappliedtheretm- Fig. 2

shows in perspective a typical setotpipes, for one installation, .I i3.:is alsectiona-l.

pllan such as would be's' 'own-at the; 33 of Fig. IJ-Fig. t is: avertical section; showing upon a larger scale the reiativeposition ofthe water discharge pipe;.,and;]Ei'g,f

5 illustrates the use of theauto natie sprinkling means] Intheordinary-types of -frame buildings" firesfare often caused. by thewoodwork adjacent the chimne s becoming overheated and-causing fire.result is also often brought about by [mortar becoming displa{Emmabetween bricks and even by the displacement of a' briek,;leaving anopening through which the wood work is set on'firiaj By my int'entiolliI place a setof pipesaboutithechimneyand close thereto, connect th pipeswith a watersup ly pi and perforate t3 w 1 PG saws... is,

-- are provided. with. a seriesjot 1w.

my-::device installed-in a arathe-roofing structure, as has been shownin about the I "chimney, water may be turned on, which ey a: encirc ipipes so.

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that when water is supplied to the chimney- 1t 1s discharged in a seriesof small jets upon at this point, itniay" be quickly and easilycheckedwithout necessity for direct access to the vchimney.

In Fig.2 one set of chimney'encircling pipes is shown. The pipes 1 arecut of "suitable length and joined b elbows 2 or any other suitablemanner an are connected at one side bymeans of a nipple]?! with a standpipe 4. Any suitable means are supplied whereby water may be admittedunder pressure to this stand-pipe.- The pipes 1 mngs 10 disposed inaccordance with the irection in which it is desired to discharge thewater. 7

Pip maybe placed between the floor 'ndg'j'celhng and also just beneathand above Fig.1. In case of fire occ wiIl'flood-the lire at its source.

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. Y a Havingthus described my invention,.what

"I claim new, and desire to secure by Let-v tors Pate tot the UnitedStatesot America,

device tor ceys moire the chimney and provie. with water 0 2. A 11011forchimneyecomprisat floor and roof levels and encircling/the chimne androvided with water discharging 01 ii ces, and a water sup a atSeattle,'1 II L t 1,; this 613th 1y pipe connected with the chimneyvenvcirc 'ngpipes...

